In the past week, FI stock has gone down by -5.78%, with a monthly decline of -2.16% and a quarterly surge of 6.86%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.97%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.51% for Fiserv, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.03% for FI’s stock, with a 11.20% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI) Right Now?
Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 29.29x compared to its average ratio. FI has 36-month beta value of 0.93. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 6 as “sell.”
The public float for FI is 586.01M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.32% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FI on April 17, 2024 was 2.49M shares.
FI) stock’s latest price update
Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI)’s stock price has decreased by -1.21 compared to its previous closing price of 148.19. However, the company has seen a -5.78% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-15 that An advanced digital solutions portfolio, strong wage gains and pursuit of the M&A strategy may drive the Financial Transaction Services space. Stocks like V, MA, FI, FIS and GPN are poised to benefit from the favorable industry trends.
Analysts’ Opinion of FI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FI stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for FI by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for FI in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $168 based on the research report published on January 11, 2024 of the current year 2024.
KeyBanc Capital Markets gave a rating of “Overweight” to FI, setting the target price at $180 in the report published on January 08th of the current year.
FI Trading at -3.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.49% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.51%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.97%, as shares sank -3.78% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.04% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FI fell by -5.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.02% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $155.51. In addition, Fiserv, Inc. saw 10.21% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FI starting from Chiarello Guy, who sale 23,929 shares at the price of $151.79 back on Apr 15 ’24. After this action, Chiarello Guy now owns 163,699 shares of Fiserv, Inc., valued at $3,632,143 using the latest closing price.
Chiarello Guy, the Chief Operating Officer of Fiserv, Inc., sale 63,646 shares at $154.00 during a trade that took place back on Mar 20 ’24, which means that Chiarello Guy is holding 163,699 shares at $9,801,484 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.63 for the gross margin
The net margin for Fiserv, Inc. stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 10.11, with 3.51 for asset returns.
Based on Fiserv, Inc. (FI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.43 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.76. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.14.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.78 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.88. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.72. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.04.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Fiserv, Inc. (FI) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bearish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “sell” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
